Stem Cell Transplant (Bone Marrow Transplant) for Blood Cancers

What Is a Stem Cell Transplant?

Stem cell transplant — also called bone marrow transplant — can be effective in treating advanced or recurrent blood cancers, like leukemia and lymphoma.

Stem cells are immature blood cells in the blood or bone marrow.

When a person with blood cancer receives healthy stem cells from a donor, they will make new, healthy blood cells. But — because the cells are from a donor — there's a risk of rejection.

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center takes part in the International Bone Marrow Registry and the Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry. This provides you with the greatest chance to find a donor match.